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  • Beastie Boys Reveal Sad News For Fans

    The Beastie Boys are done putting out new music.

    Michael “Mike D” Diamond revealed that he and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz will never make new music again as the Beastie Boys after the death of fellow original band member Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died from cancer in 2012.

    Diamond stated, “We have not been able to tour since MCA, Adam Yauch, died. We can’t make new music.”

    Diamond and Horovitz have spent the past several days testifying in a Manhattan federal court against Monster Energy Drink in a copyright infringement lawsuit. The Beastie Boys are suing Monster for $1 million for using their songs without permission for a video called Ruckus in the Rockies. The energy drink company also used several Beastie Boys’ songs in videos to promote a snowboarding event.

    According to Diamond, if the beverage company had asked (they didn’t) for permission to use the songs, they would have been told “absolutely no.” Diamond testified, “We do not let our music get used in commercials for commercial products.”

    The Beastie Boys are known for not selling out. They refused to let Arnold Schwarzenegger use their song Sabotage in his 2014 movie of the same name, despite what would have been a very lucrative deal for Diamond and Horovitz. The action film turned out to be a big time box office flop. Diamond said in his testimony, “It felt like too much of an endorsement of the movie.”

    The group’s no tolerance policy towards endorsement and licensing deals stems from Yauch’s wishes that the band never use his likeness or music to hock products. In fact, his will states, “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes.”

    Monster thinks that it should pay less than the million dollars that the group is suing for.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Vitamix Blender Spoof with Fallon, Schwarzenegger

    While aping the popular home shopping network QVC Monday, former California governor and action star Arnold Schwarzenegger joined The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to demonstrate a Vitamix blender, as well as a “Slap Chop” slicing and dicing utensil.

    Schwarzenegger was also promoting his latest fundraising venture, which involves the Sabotage star running over things in an old Austrian tank. Schwarzenegger explained, “This is the actual tank I drove in the Austrian army when I was 18 years old. Now we are using it for fundraising, as I am very passionate about after school programs.”

    Regarding the QVC spoof, Schwarzenegger told Fallon during his interview, “When I see a product I really love, I really get into it, I get behind it, I want it to be successful and to sell it- that’s just me.” That was the segue into a skit called Now We’re Cookin’ With Zach Striker, which starred a blonde-wigged Fallon and Schwarzenegger as a famous and Slap Chop-obsessed foodie.

    An increasingly impatient Schwarzenegger, drawing upon his acting experience from 1987’s sci-fi epic Predator, repeatedly exclaimed, “Let’s Get to the Chopper!,” while growing ever impatient with Fallon’s Vitamix blender presentation:

    Here’s the clip:

    After flipping the demonstration table over, Schwarzenegger warns, “I’ll be back,” one his most famous lines, taken from James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic The Terminator.

    Here’s the trailer for Schwarzenegger’s latest film, Sabotage:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHpSdQSH0c

    Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947, and is an Austrian American actor, politician, businessman, investor and former professional bodybuilder. Schwarzenegger served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011, won the Mr. Universe title at age 20, and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times. Schwarzenegger is also considered to be a Hollywood icon, starring in major hits including Conan the Barbarian (1982), Commando (1985), Predator (1987), Twins (1988), Total Recall (1990), Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) and True Lies (1994).

    Image via YouTube

  • Josh Holloway, Wife Yessica Kumala Welcome a Baby Boy

    Josh Holloway has a lot to be happy about these days. He and his wife Yessica Kumala recently welcomed a second child.

    According to CBS News, the 44-year-old actor revealed that his wife had given birth to their son Hunter Lee Holloway six weeks ago.

    On Sunday, Mar. 16, Holloway, who is currently promoting his upcoming film Sabotage, shared the news during an interview. 

    “He’s here, he’s upstairs. Six weeks,” he said. The former Lost actor went on to share his perspective of how his wife’s pregnancy differed this time around. “We’re calmer, which makes everything better. Yeah, your first one, you’re definitely full of fear.”

    Holloway and Kumala married on October 1, 2004. They also have a 4-year-old daughter, Java Kumala.

    Holloway currently stars in the CBS cyber-themed action-adventure television series Intelligence. The series premiered on January 7, 2014. No details have been released as to whether the network plans to renew the series for a second season.

    http://youtu.be/wMayn0vdCpM

    Sabotage is next up on Holloway’s list of premieres. The action thriller/crime drama film, which is loosely based on Agatha Christie’s 1939 mystery novel, And Then There Were None, follows members of an exclusive DEA task force. Following an elaborate drug cartel bust into a safe house, each member of the force find themselves being taken down one by one.

    The film, in which Holloway co-stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington, also features a star-studded cast with notable actors including Olivia Williams, Magic Mike star Joe Manganiello, and Best Man Holiday stars Terrence Howard and Harold Perrineau.

    Holloway, along with Schwarzenegger, Manganiello, and the film’s director David Ayer, all took part in a Q&A session for the upcoming film. The three actors who portray a special operations team offered up some insight about the highly anticipated movie. Details about the session were posted to the film’s official Twitter page.

    Image via Josh Holloway, Facebook

  • Listen All Y’all, It’s A Sabotage (With Kids)

    Earlier this month the music world was hit with the loss of Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch, better known as “MCA.” The legendary artist had been fighting a battle with cancer after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland back in 2009. Tributes for the late Yauch rolled in from all over the place, while fans as well as colleagues and other musicians shared their grief on Twitter and Facebook.

    But as far as tributes go, it’s going to be really hard to beat this.

    Amateur filmmaker and possible best dad of all time James Winters grabbed his children, his nephew, and his wife and decided to recreate the Beastie Boys’ legendary video for their song “Sabotage.” You know the one, right? The awesome 1970’s throwback video that’s found itself in the pantheon of MTV classics, mentioned by many as one of the best music videos of all time.

    Without further ado, here’s “Sabotage” – with kids:

    The Beastie Boys released “Sabotage” in 1994. Along with rocking the bass for the track, MCA had two roles in the iconic music video. The Spike Jonze-helmed video was nominated for “Video of the Year” at the MTV Music Awards, but lost out to Aerosmith’s “Cryin’.”

    The video caused a minor controversy due to some of the imagery. The dude-falling-off-a-bridge scene had to be cut for the video’s normal playback on the network. As you can see, Mr. Winters decided to go full body-on-pavement for his recreation.

    As awesome as that tribute video is, I’d be remiss to leave the original out of your heads:

    [h/t Uproxx]